Melania Trump marked her 28th anniversary as a New Yorker on Tuesday by posting an aerial photo of Manhattan and sharing one of her more effusive public comments on any subject to date.
“New York City captivated my heart the moment I arrived 28 years ago today,” the former first lady wrote in a cryptic post on X, formerly Twitter. “This electrifying town isn’t just my home; it’s a colorful canvas where dreams come alive. New York’s iconic skyline and vibrant culture inspire me every day.”
There’s a lot to unpack here. Was her unusually emotive post a mother’s ode to her son, Barron Trump, 18, who is beginning college as a freshman at a still-unnamed campus—that may or may not be in New York , according to her husband? Or was she sending smoke signals to Donald, whose—quite literally— bloody campaign to return to the White House she has largely shunned, save for her very brief appearance at the GOP convention in Milwaukee in July…